Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-09-10
HERMANN EXPLAINED.
HOW A sHowMAN's CELEBRATED
TRICKS ARE PERFORMED.
IN. x-Asiss..'. card Mart. ui.tions-'
NystsrAes es . Handkerchief Trick
D-isHppsasascs Of = De~ve-Flowers from
. Candy Hers-rhs Rabbits

4y.tef1o3 % . nano4ercnieh Afick.
D~isappsarancs Of = Deve-Flowers from
. Candy Hers-Ths Rabbits
Hermann then picked up pack of cards
from the table and shufied them, arrang-
ing the nine Of clubs, ten OF diamonds and
ace Of hearts in the middle Of the pack, 70
that he would know their exact position
and could keep the third finger Of his
right hand beneath them. He walked
down from the stage and presented the
pack, spread ont back upward, 70 n Of
select a card. As the, stranger reached
for acard, Hermann moved the nine Of
clubs toward him with his finger, and the
stranger took IL. Another person was
made to draw the ten of diamonds, and
another the ace Of hearts, In the same
way. They looked at their cards and put
them back into the pack, which was then
shuffied. The Snowman returned TO the
stage and asked the three persons to name
their cards. They did 50, and a young
woman, dressed as a page, then brought
from behind the scenes o sword. The
blade Of the sword had been passed
through three similar cards, which were
concealed behind the hilt gnard. A fine
elastic cord was attached % the point Of
the sword, stretched and fastened to the
HIT. The three cards were made fast to
the elastic. The y ing woman took the
pack and tossed ittoward Hermann, who
held the sword in his hand. As she did
so, he thrust the sword tovnrd tie hying
pack and rel Nd the elasdc fron the hit.
The nine Of clubs, ten II dsnonds sud aos
of hearts at once Appeared near the roint
of the blade, as though pierced ssssuga
while flying.
Next, Hermann borsuusa,A handksr-
chief from a lady and gave it to q young
man to hold between his hands. He car
ried q wand under his arm. Taking the
wand out with his right hand, he also
took from a little pocket under his arm q
small package II pieces Of linen, which he
concealed in tie palm Of his right hand.
He then said the young man in the audi
encs was no, holding the handkerchief
right, and to0k Il from him 10 show him
how. He rabbed the handkerchief be-
tween his hands, palmed II, and gave
back the bits OF cloth in its stead. The
young man did not observe the change.
Again Hermann appeared dissatisfied. and
told the young man 70 hold the handler
chief up by a corner. The dupe opened
his hands, and the bits Of cloth fell out.
He picked them up and handed them to
Hermann, who put them between his own
hands, pslmed them, and worked toward
the ends OF his fingers a loEy strip OF
cloth, which he had concealedin his palr1.
Then he shook out the strip, and said &
was composed Of the pieces. This he
rolled up and palmed, and turning his
back 10 the audience TO 90 back upon the
stage he put up all the bits OF cloth
away under his coat and showed his
hands TO he empty. Then he picked up a
lemon from which the pulp had been re-
moved, and inside OF which a handker
chief had been placed. He cut the lemon
and drew out the handkerchief. The
spectators thought IL was the one he had
borrowed, and they ~applauded. He put
the handkerchief on a plate and poured
some alcohol upon il. The pretty young
woman set fire 20 the alcohol with a
candle. Then he e~xtinguished the fame
with o sheet Of paper, in which he wrapped
the embers. He went TO a table, rolled
the package with his hand into a little we'll
and took up another paper containing an
unscorched piece Of cloth. He walked
down toward the audience, pretended 10
toss the piece Of cloth 10 a lady with his
left and palmed il with his right hand,
which he dropped to his waist. While the
spectators were looking at his left hand
he concealed the piece of cloth in a pocket
just inside the edge OF his coat. He then
placed his wand under his left arm, and
took from the pocket there the original
borrowed handkerchief, c~oncealing IL in
his palm. Placing his hand at a gentle
mans ear, he dropped the handkerchief
70 the ends Of his fingers, pretended TO
take 1t out Of the gentleman's ear and
handed IL to the lady.
The performer borrowed a tall hat,
turned his back to the audience, put q
handkerchief containing three eggs into
the hat as he turned TO the stage, faced
about, and took first the handkerchief and
the eggs from the hat. The pretty young
woman, with a short wand in her hand,
went down the aisle and borrowed three
rings. Returning TO the stage, she slipped
three other rings upon the wand and
handed it to the Snowman, keeping the
three borrowed rings concealed in her
hands. She then went behind the scenes,
and tied the three rings to ribbons hang
ing from the necks of three white doves,
and put the doves into the deep cover Of a
stew pan. The cover had a false bottom
held In place by q spring. While she was
doing this Hermann let the three bogus
rings slide from the wand mo q stew
pan, broke the eges and dropped t--p in,
poured In some alcohol and set Or 10 IL.
The pretty young woman brought out the
cover and Hermann placed II on the pan.
He then released the ialse bottom, lifted
1.-THE cover, and showed the three doves
>sittina on the pom with the borrowed rings
tied to their necks He placed one OF the
doves on the barrei OF q pistol, and
fred his weapon. The doyo WIS trained
% to nov He put g. dove Oh a table,
covered IL with a handks hief, dropped
the bird through q little irlp Uttered
mp the handkerchief as though a. dive
were inside, weighing his finger ~ the
handkerchief 10 simulate the fiutterin- of
the bird, and then smashed the handker-
chief between his hands very violently.
Ladies In the audience said, "Ohr' The
snowman shook the handkerchief out by
che corners and showed that IL was empty.
Hermann next got a programme, rolled
a. up into the form OF a candy horn,
placing IN Il secretly q compressed packet
a cut paper flowers that he obtained from
The pocket under his left arm. Putting
his right hand into the horn, ~ostensibly to
shape IL better, he removed the pressure
efrom the packet and the paper flowers
sweIled and filed the horn. He shook
them out upon the table, put his hand
upon them 10 arrange them and picked
up another packet, which he introduced
into the horn while again adjusting It's
shape. He repeated this several times,
until about Q bushel& flowers had bean
ohaken out.-New York Sun.